Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-04
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Wesl Coast railroad has besn kuoun
fer suma time. baa aliheuzh ihose
who are Interested Ia ahs nndsr-
fakiua have said that The tskms
hsd been practically sgrasd upoa. a VS.
dssmsd advisable not 20 publIsh he
progress q To Negotiations until The
coatFact had hem signed. This was
Cane Friday. and g noe hesomes . st
fled fast thaa WORK On tbs seattle snd
West CcAak road will be paahed until TIE
Zine Il ncmpietad.
TIE oaniraef foE fhis Important woEk
wns siensd and approved 10 New Yofk
between Henry Crawford and associates
and Sinclair and Company The web
known contractors, Who for some years
PAST have been In the employ 81
he Dominican RuVaznmeut. By the
terua Of this contrast Sinclair and
Company undeKtaks 10 build the
road IS rapidly as possible tili con-
neetlons are made with the Canadian
Pacific a4Btem IN British Columbia.
Tbs contractors agFta 20 complete the
unfinished poEtien oe TIE road between
this eitg and Hnohomssh, 30 construct e
from that point On 10 She boundary line.
and. thEuuah q charter eontrolled ~ Sin
clair and Company. 70 extend she line
fFcm the boundary either 10 New west
minakeF or Hope. This will provide an
ali rail route frem Seattle 20 q point
touehed By the through Canadian Pa
otfic traing.
Sinclair & Company ara conlEaeioFs
for g long time employed BY the Do
minion government. They constructed
threa or four hundred miles Of the Ca
madam Pacific road, and have Just now
about eompleted heavy contract with
the Dominion authorities. Behind
them Is q banking eapital Sufficient 80
construct 9 road Of ten times the length
OF the one contemplated, 90 thai from
bic for 9 vigorous prosecution OF the
work laid out. Already large amount
has been placed At the disposal Of the
contractors, and with this 10 draw upon
they will begin operations AZ the earli-
est moment possible. The preliminary
surveys have already been made over a
greater part Of the line, and what re-
mains will be completed shortly. The
road viii run from this city 10 the boun.
Diary. From that point IL is not i'm
probable that two lines are run,
one TO the Fraser. where connection
will be made with New Westminster by
ferry, and the other 10 Hope, where
the main line Of the Canadian trans
continental road may be joined over
bridge.
The line from Seattle to snohomish,
which is row graded and ready for the
ties and rails, viii be finished by Sin
clair and company. Upon the arrival
OF the rails ordered from England by
the West Coast company, and which
ere now due, work will be pushed rap
Idly, and il Is safe to say shat trains
viii be running into Snohomish very
soon after tie long bookseller cargo
arrives in Seattle harbor. From Sno-
homish on the work viii be pushed q
fast as possible. It Ia the intention Of
the contractors 10 pat from fifteen hun
dred 20 two thousand men into the
field Just as soon az the condition Of
the weather permits Of their 80 doing.
The Cape Verde Is now out 100 days
With rails fer the West Coast road, and
with her arrival and the speedy layiae
of the iron into Snohomish the con-
tractors will be in position 10 inauRu-
rate movements beyond that point 30
the very best advantage.
Arrangements are nov being perfect
cd Tor the erection Of sawmills Rt con-
yenient points for the cutting OF ties
and other timber necessary fer road
~-.ka~n Tkxmkaa. rnflnn oAG Aha
read reaches Snohomiah. From that
plsos u is eighty-6vs miles to the
border; thence 10 New Westminster is
twelve and half niles, end TO Hope
about the same distance. All OF the
construction for this distance is now
placed In the hands OF one nEus and
with the money up and q determination
10 push matters Il Il almost certain that
q through train service 10 the East ever
the Canadian Pacific will be In opera
tion 90 the nrst day Of January, 1883.
The terms Of the contrast are suoh "a
warrant the belief thai the work will be
fastened from the start. and there Ia
warrant for believing that there win be
no delay after operations are once
entered upon. Sinclair and Company
have money ready for starting In on
most extensive scale. and they under
take to grade, build, and eqaip the
road with the necessary rolling stock,
80 that train service may be available
the m0ment the rails are laid AMI the
West Coast company are ready 10 take
u into their hands.
The news confirming the report thai
the contract bad been signed was the
cause OF much good feeling on the
streets yesterday. Thare seemed to be
g universal opinion that it was q red
letter day. and that another importani
step had been taken towards fulfilling
the expectations Of Heattle'e citizens.
Congratulations were heard on every
hand, and the good newa seemed q
furnish the topic on which everybody
was oonveFsing. While the people
generally had counted on connection
with the Canadian Pacific road 81 an
early day, they hardly expected that the
Tine would be pushed forward OF such 6
rapid pace as nov seems TO be a Ger
taanty. The negotiations have beer
oonducked quietly, and 10 many il was q
q great, yet most enjoyable surprise
Many maintained that Seattle had moi
received such good news for many q
day, for, they argued, with the Wesl
Coast line completed, good through
connection with tie East would be Of
fered, and II one transoontineDtal road
aame In here, others would, in sell pro-
taotion, find it expsdient to seek q
terminus here also. All In all. the feel.
ing Of confidence Ia she city's great
future Gas never more apparent than
throughout the city yesterday.